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Top 10 includes: 1. Daulton Varsho, 5. Patrick Bailey, 8. Brice Turang

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Stat of the Week: Top 10 Defensive Players in MLB

Inspired by MLB Network's selections on Top 10 Right Now, we created our own list.

Mark Simon 01.29.2025

Pictures of Andrew McCutchen rounding the bases and smiling and Jose Ramirez celebrating a positive moment.

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Stat of the Week: Active Players & The Baseball Hall of Fame

José Ramírez's Hall of Fame stock is up at the moment. And Andrew McCutchen may be a more viable candidate than you think. We assess the leading active players in our Stat of the Week.

Mark Simon 01.24.2025

Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly ball on the run by reaching up with his glove hand as he retreats. He's wearing an all-white baseball uniform with Mariners written across the front, and blue baseball stirrups.

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Oral History: Ichiro Suzuki’s Defensive Legacy

We spoke to Ichiro's former teammates and managers about his defensive excellence

Mark Simon 01.23.2025

Split photo. On the left side, Willy Adames prepares to field a ground ball. On the right side, Corbin Burnes lifts up his left leg in preparing to throw a pitch. Both are wearing all-white uniforms. Burnes' jersey has orange lettering. Adames' jersey has blue lettering.

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Stat of the Week: New Year’s Resolutions With A Defensive Twist

Corbin Burnes, Willy Adames, Aaron Judge, and the Minnesota Twins can do better in 2025

Mark Simon 01.15.2025

Shinnosuke Ogasawara Scouting Report Projects as swingman or spot starter Fastball averages 89-90 MPH Above-average control, sprays the zone with his pitches Scouting Report by Brandon Tew

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NPB to MLB Scouting Report: Shinnosuke Ogasawara

He's shown glimmers of promise, but the fastball velo means he has to move his pitches around precisely.

Brandon Tew 01.07.2025

Chase Utley throws to first base with a runner bearing down on him.

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Stat of the Week: Chase Utley and the Hall of Fame

Making the case for the Phillies second baseman

Mark Simon 01.02.2025

Split photo- Aaron Judge takes a big swing that results in a home run. The other photo is Jacob Young laying down a bunt.

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Stat of the Week: 2024 Year-End Awards

It's no surprise that Aaron Judge was the winner of our hard-hitter award. But he wasn't the only one to capture end-year honors.

Mark Simon 12.26.2024

Hunter Brown - wearing an orange jersey and grey pants- delivers a pitch

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Stat of the Week: 2024’s Underachieving Pitchers

Which pitchers had expected OPS allowed that were significantly lower than their actual OPS allowed?

Mark Simon 12.18.2024

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NPB/MLB Scouting Report: Tomoyuki Sugano

What does the 3-time NPB league MVP bring stateside to the Orioles?

Brandon Tew 12.17.2024

Who were the most overachieving pitchers in 2024? The image shows #1 Ryan Yarbrough, #2 Jose Berrios, #5 Tyler Holton, and #8 David Peterson

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Stat of the Week: Who Were 2024’s Most Overachieving Pitchers?

Which pitchers had an OPS considerably lower than their expected OPS?

Mark Simon 12.10.2024

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2023 Fielding Bible Award Winners

Mark Simon 10.26.2023
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NPB Free Agent Scouting Report: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Brandon Tew 11.16.2023
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2023 SIS NCAA All-America Teams

Nathan Cooper 12.14.2023
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Making Victor Wembanyama’s Case For Defensive Player of the Year

Eli Cohen 03.21.2024

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